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The Veterans Affairs Deal

By

Jason L. Riley

July 28, 2014 4:20 p.m. ET

House and Senate negotiators haven't released all the details of a plan to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs. But we're happy to see that a draft bill leaked over the weekend does include a provision that would allow veterans to receive care from a non-VA facility.

News earlier this year that patient wait lists at VA facilities were being doctored to reflect shorter wait times and enable managers to earn performance bonuses produced a national outcry and cost Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki his job....